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Japanese consultants hired to evaluate earthquakes in Song Tranh
22/03/2013 11:59
� The dam of Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant. Mr. Le Quang Hung, Director of the Agency of State Assessment of Construction Quality (Ministry of Construction) said early this week that under the Government’s direction, the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant still keep the water level of 140...
Hanoi to apply fines for non-transfer of vehicle ownership
22/03/2013 08:53
The regulation was announced by Colonel Dao Vinh Thanh, head of the Hanoi Traffic Police Department. Under Circular 11 that guides the implementation of Decree 71 that took effect on November 10, 2012, the fine is VND1 million (US$48) for motorbike owners and VND8 million for car owners....
Grandfather burns his daughter-in-law for not having a son
20/03/2013 11:49
� Luyen's first daughter in hospital. The culprit is Mr. Tran Dinh Hau, 53. Hau and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Luyen, 27, had frequent friction because Luyen has only two daughters while Hau wanted to have a grandson. Being angry with Luyen, Hau often picked quarrels with...
Ministry of Public Security investigates suspicious death in Vinh Phuc
20/03/2013 11:46
On the afternoon of March 18, the Institute of Forensic Medicine conducted the� autopsy in the presence of the victim’s family and thousands of people. The body was buried then. As being reported by VietNamNet Bridge, on the morning of March 17, a male body was found in a...
Ministry insists on fine for not transferring vehicle ownership
20/03/2013 11:42
The Ministry of Public Security has issued Circular 11 guiding the implementation of administrative fines on traffic violations. Accordingly, from April 15, police will penalize those who possess a vehicle that could have been sold, transferred or presented to him while procedures for...
Cross-country motorbike odyssey to support the poor
19/03/2013 03:10
They will make the trip, called Honda67, on a 1960 SS50 Honda from April 10 to May 1. The journey, which will wind through 15 provinces and cites, aims to raise US$400,000 for women and infants' healthcare programmes in two poor districts of Phu Ninh and Phuoc Son in the central province...
Friendship Village cares for war veterans, dioxin victims
18/03/2013 04:18
The village was founded on March 18, 1998 on the initiative of American war veteran George Mizo along with assistance from war veterans from the UK, France, the US, Germany, Japan and Canada. The project is considered a symbol of international solidarity for peace and friendship, with the...